different between mobility vs manoeuvrability

English

Etymology

From Middle French mobilité, and its source, Latin m?bilit?s (“mobility”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /m?(?)?b?l?ti/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /mo??b?l?ti/

Noun

mobility (countable and uncountable, plural mobilities)

1. The ability to move; capacity for movement. [from 15th c.]
   • 2015, Hadley Freeman, The Guardian, 15 June:

     I find the enduring existence of high heels both a frustrating mystery and a testament to the triumph of women’s neuroses over their mobility.

2. (now chiefly literary) A tendency to sudden change; mutability, changeableness. [from 16th c.]
3. (military) The ability of a military unit to move or be transported to a new position. [from 18th c.]
4. (chiefly physics) The degree to which particles of a liquid or gas are in movement. [from 19th c.]
5. (chiefly sociology) People's ability to move between different social levels or professional occupations. [from 19th c.]

Antonyms

• immobility

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See also

• congestion

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From manoeuvre +? -ability

Noun

manoeuvrability (countable and uncountable, plural manoeuvrabilities)

1. (British spelling) The quality of being manoeuvrable; ability to be manoeuvred.

   Articulated buses were invented to improve the manoeuvrability of long buses capable of carrying a large number of passengers.

2. Ability to manoeuvre; ability to carry out a manoeuvre or strategic plan.

   My manoeuvrability is limited. I don't have many options left.

   • 1967, The Illustrated London News:

     The prohibit[ed] zone cuts across the isthmus about 200 yards north of the runway; the pilot's manoeuvrability, approaching from the has been reduced by about half. The ban was announced 01 April 12, days before the Anglo-Spanish talks on ...

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